Crescent Beach State Park

Crescent Beach State Park is public recreation area on the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. The state park features a mile-long, crescent-shaped beach for swimming and sunbathing, fishing, sea kayaking, and trails for hiking and cross-country skiing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Two Lights and Richmond Island.

Two Lights

Lighthouse

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Cape Elizabeth Light is a lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, at the southwestern entrance to Casco Bay in Maine. Only the eastern tower of the two that made up the light station until 1924 is active.

Richmond Island

Island

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Richmond Island, or Richmond's Island, is an island off the coast of Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. The island is named for Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond. Richmond Island is situated 1½ miles south of Crescent Beach State Park.

Spurwink Church

Church

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Spurwink Congregational Church is a historic church at 533 Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Built in 1802 and significantly renovated in 1830, it is the town's oldest public building. Spurwink Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of Crescent Beach State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and Prouts Neck.

Cape Elizabeth

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Cape Elizabeth is an upscale community about 5 miles southeast of Portland, Maine on the Southern Maine coast. Its centerpiece is the 90 acre Fort Williams bought by the town in 1964.

Prouts Neck

Neighborhood

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Prouts Neck is a coastal peninsula, located within the town of Scarborough, in southern Maine. Prouts Neck is situated 5 miles southwest of Crescent Beach State Park.

South Portland

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South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498.

Crescent Beach State Park

Type: Park
Description: State park in Cumberland County, Maine
Category: Maine state park
Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.56481° or 43° 33′ 53″ north

Longitude

-70.2281° or 70° 13′ 41″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87MFHQ7C+WQ

GeoNames ID

4961707

Wikidata ID

Q5184334

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Highlights include Richards Pond and Crescent Beach.

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